The degree program consists of 44 credits, distributed among the areas listed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is three credits. All degree requirements must be completed within five (5) years from the semester date of admission as a matriculated student.
HISTORY - 15 credits
CEG 523/HIS 500 Historiography
Plus 12 credits selected from the following courses:
CEG 516 Early Modern Europe Seminar
CEG 517 Modern Latin America
CEG 522 US History since the Civil War
CEG 524 Late Modern Europe Seminar
CEG 532 US History and Civil War Seminar (formerly US History to Civil War)
CEG 534 Modern African/Asian History Seminar (formerly Topics Seminar: Africa or Topics Seminar: Asia)
CEJ 501 Traditional China: Culture & Society
CEJ 502 Modern China: Culture & Society
CEG 538 - United States History since 1945
CEG 555 - Gender in Modern Global History
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES IN EDUCATION - 23 credits
CEE 505 Education: Theory and Practice
CEE 565 Human Development (formerly PSY 595)
CEE 594 Language Acquisition and Literacy Development (formerly LIN 544)
CEE 577 Teaching Social Studies (corequisite CEF 548)
CEE 578 Social Studies Strategies (prerequisite CEE 577; corequisite CEF 549)
CEE 580 Student Teaching Seminar (prerequisites CEE 577, CEE 578, CEF 548 & CEF 549; corequisites CEQ 581 & 582)
CEF 547 Principles and Practices of Special Education
CEF 548 Field Experience I — Grades 7-9 (one-credit; corequisite CEE 577)
CEF 549 Field Experience II — Grades 10-12 (one-credit; corequisite CEE 578)
SUPERVISED STUDENT TEACHING - 6 credits
CEQ 581 Supervised Student Teaching High School Grades 10-12: Social Studies (prerequisites CEE 577, CEE 578, CEF 548 & CEF 549; corequisites CEE 580 & CEQ 582)
CEQ 582 Supervised Student Teaching Middle School Grades 7-9: Social Studies (prerequisites CEE 577, CEE 578, CEF 548 & CEF 549; corequisites CEE 580 & CEQ 581 )
WRITTEN PROJECT
Students will be required to complete a four-week social studies teaching module specifically designed for the Supervised Student Teaching project.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
January 2025
School of Professional Development
Social and Behavioral Sciences,
Building, 1st Floor South,
STONY BROOK,
New York,
11794, United States
An academic major (or a minimum of 36 credits) in the program language
A minimum GPA of 3.00 in your overall bachelor's degree program
A minimum GPA of 3.00 in language studies
English Proficiency
IELTS: Overall score of 6.5, with no subsection recommended to be below 6; and TOEFL iBT: Overall score of 90 for doctoral applicants and 80 for master’s applicants.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
Nearly 95 per cent of Stony Brook University’s recent graduates are either employed or continuing their education within six months of graduation.
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